My cousin inspired me to become a vegetarian, enter a monastery, live a life aware of beauty and fall in love with The Doors. She was my idol. My mentor. My cool cousin. My envy. I would follow…

  My nieces Kate and her big sister Gina. Kate is eight or nine years old, but she is five to me. I do not want her to be any older, ever. I do not want to grow older either,…

    Why Pumpkin Pie when you could have:  Charlotte Framboise: Crème légère framboise, gelée de framboises, biscuit aux amandes       French Husband wants to know why Pumpkin Pie when you could have: Félicia: Crème légère framboise et…

    Northern California during late autumn, golden valley, harvested fields, the labor of love, geese in flight. Country roads leading near and far.         Clouds adding texture between the valley and the foothills. A single tree…

          Driving up and yonder into the Mendocino mountains with my brother Zane. For several days I have been down and out with a nasty cold, not fun at all since I am home for a…

  I made wreaths for the three most likely to win, or in the running. I told them, "While I am taking photos of you with my camera, you girls take some on my cell phone." These photos are theirs:…